Population projections in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Population projections was 59.63 million Persons in 2070. ▲ Rising
Population projections in Saudi Arabia, 2024–2070
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 59.63 million Persons for population projections in 2070. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population projections in Saudi Arabia peaked at 59.63 million Persons in 2070 and was at its lowest, 35.30 million Persons, in 2024.
Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Population projections in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35.30 million Persons | — |
| 2025 | 35.93 million Persons | +1.8% |
| 2026 | 36.55 million Persons | +1.7% |
| 2027 | 37.18 million Persons | +1.7% |
| 2028 | 37.80 million Persons | +1.7% |
| 2029 | 38.41 million Persons | +1.6% |
| 2030 | 38.97 million Persons | +1.5% |
| 2031 | 39.50 million Persons | +1.4% |
| 2032 | 40.04 million Persons | +1.3% |
| 2033 | 40.56 million Persons | +1.3% |
| 2034 | 41.09 million Persons | +1.3% |
| 2035 | 41.61 million Persons | +1.3% |
| 2036 | 42.13 million Persons | +1.3% |
| 2037 | 42.65 million Persons | +1.2% |
| 2038 | 43.17 million Persons | +1.2% |
| 2039 | 43.69 million Persons | +1.2% |
| 2040 | 44.21 million Persons | +1.2% |
| 2041 | 44.73 million Persons | +1.2% |
| 2042 | 45.25 million Persons | +1.2% |
| 2043 | 45.77 million Persons | +1.2% |
| 2044 | 46.30 million Persons | +1.2% |
| 2045 | 46.83 million Persons | +1.1% |
| 2046 | 47.36 million Persons | +1.1% |
| 2047 | 47.89 million Persons | +1.1% |
| 2048 | 48.41 million Persons | +1.1% |
| 2049 | 48.94 million Persons | +1.1% |
| 2050 | 49.47 million Persons | +1.1% |
| 2051 | 49.99 million Persons | +1.1% |
| 2052 | 50.52 million Persons | +1.0% |
| 2053 | 51.03 million Persons | +1.0% |
| 2054 | 51.54 million Persons | +1.0% |
| 2055 | 52.05 million Persons | +1.0% |
| 2056 | 52.56 million Persons | +1.0% |
| 2057 | 53.06 million Persons | +1.0% |
| 2058 | 53.57 million Persons | +1.0% |
| 2059 | 54.08 million Persons | +0.9% |
| 2060 | 54.58 million Persons | +0.9% |
| 2061 | 55.09 million Persons | +0.9% |
| 2062 | 55.59 million Persons | +0.9% |
| 2063 | 56.09 million Persons | +0.9% |
| 2064 | 56.60 million Persons | +0.9% |
| 2065 | 57.10 million Persons | +0.9% |
| 2066 | 57.61 million Persons | +0.9% |
| 2067 | 58.12 million Persons | +0.9% |
| 2068 | 58.63 million Persons | +0.9% |
| 2069 | 59.13 million Persons | +0.9% |
| 2070 | 59.63 million Persons | +0.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 59.63 million Persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.70 million Persons, 5.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 36.86 million Persons | 35.30 million Persons | 38.41 million Persons | 6 |
| 2030s | 41.34 million Persons | 38.97 million Persons | 43.69 million Persons | 10 |
| 2040s | 46.57 million Persons | 44.21 million Persons | 48.94 million Persons | 10 |
| 2050s | 51.79 million Persons | 49.47 million Persons | 54.08 million Persons | 10 |
| 2060s | 56.85 million Persons | 54.58 million Persons | 59.13 million Persons | 10 |
| 2070s | 59.63 million Persons | 59.63 million Persons | 59.63 million Persons | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More population data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 48,374 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1019 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6339 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.5774 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6339 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 4.10 million people (2100)
- Population density 33.03 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.5868 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population projections in Saudi Arabia?
- Population projections in Saudi Arabia was 59.63 million Persons in 2070, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population projections recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.63 million Persons in 2070.
- What is the lowest population projections recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.30 million Persons in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for population projections?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 14th out of 43 countries with data for 2070.
- Is population projections rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents annual population projections data up to 2070 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. Population projections are, in most countries, according to medium variant. See country details for the variants retained for each demographic component of total fertility, life expectancy at birth and net annual migration) in Population projection metadata.